Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman

Chapter 156 I Will Miss You

Jean rushed to the bus station. As she got closer, she stopped to breathe. She was panting as she was

out of breath. Quickly, she sought out John and Maranda in the crowd. They were looking around,

anxiously scanning everyone passing by.

"Jean..." Maranda said as soon as she caught sight of her partner. She hopped a little as she waved

her hands for Jean to see where she was standing, "Here... here..." she shouted.

As soon as Jean heard Maranda's voice, she turned in the direction the voice came from. When she

spotted her friend, Jean hurried to her.

At the same time, John's expression softened and his lips turned up in a half smile. However, when he

noticed that Zed was following Jean, his smile faded and his expression grew serious.

"Why are you so late?" As soon as she reached John and Maranda, John asked Jean. His eyebrows

were furrowed with concern.

Jean froze for a few seconds and looked embarrassed. She did not know how to respond to John's

question.

"It's not her fault. I got up late." Zed had reached in time to hear John's question. Still standing behind

Jean, he nodded to John and replied for her. Then he handed Jean's luggage to John and said,

"Please take care of Jean."

"Don't bother, I can carry it myself." Jean said quickly. She had sensed that John was in a bad mood.

She was also feeling guilty for being late and for having worried her colleagues. She grabbed the

luggage as she didn't intend to cause John any further inconvenience.

However, Jean did not expect that Zed would ignore her and pass the luggage to John anyway.

John's expression soured further as he took the luggage from Zed.

"Well, it's time. We'd better get moving or we'll miss the bus?" Maranda clapped her hands in

excitement as she reminded John and Jean with a big smile.

"I need to leave now. Be careful on your way home. I will call you when I arrive." Jean became anxious

after hearing Maranda's words. She turned and quickly bade Zed goodbye.

"Okay. Take care of yourself since I will be not with you." Zed said with a worried look. He

absentmindedly nodded at Jean. For some reason, he was more worried about her than usual. He felt

the need to remind Jean to be careful.

"All right." Jean nodded in return. Just as Jean was about to walk toward her bus, Zed suddenly pulled

Jean close and hugged her tight.

Since they were in a public place, Jean felt very embarrassed and intended to get out of Zed's

embrace.

However, when she realized that it was unusual for Zed to openly display his emotions in public, Her

heart softened. She stopped squirming and returned his hug.

"Remember to stay away from other men, and think of me when you are free." Zed leaned close to

Jean's ear and whispered. Was he teasing her?

Jean smiled when she heard Zed. He was being so immature! But it felt nice to have someone feel that

way about her. Jean grinned as she replied, "I will miss you!"

Zed felt a little better after hearing Jean's answer. And so, he withdrew from the embrace.

When Jean looked for her colleagues, she found that John and Maranda had already started walking Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

toward the bus. And so, she waved to Zed, and then ran to catch up with them.

Zed watched as Jean's petit figure disappeared in the crowd. He stood and waited, hoping that the

other people would move so he could catch one last glimpse of Jean. After a long while, Zed left

reluctantly.

After Jean got on the bus, she quickly found her seat. It was next to Maranda's and before John's.

"Jean..." As soon as Jean sat down, Maranda smiled and joked with her, "You and Zed are so close!

How enviable we are! Did you see it? When you and Zed were hugging each other tightly, John did not

dare to look. Instead, he carried the luggage to the bus."

Maranda leaned forward and whispered to Jean.

Jean's face turned red at once and she changed the topic immediately, "The bus is starting. We should

buckle up!"

"Please don't avoid my question. What have you done to make Zed want you so much? I'm not teasing.

I genuinely want to know." Maranda asked curiously.

"I have not done anything!" Jean's face began to burn as she felt shy. Since Maranda was being so

persistent, she feigned anger as she replied, "Don't ask questions like that. Don't you know how

embarrassing your question is? I really haven't done anything special. Please believe me!"

"Okay, I believe you." Seeing how much Jean was blushing and her reluctance to answer, Maranda

smiled and pacified her friend. A big smile played on Maranda's lips as she said, "All right, I will not

make fun of you. Indeed, I am really happy for you. It is great that things are finally working out

between you and Zed. Actually, when I heard that you married the CEO of the Qi Group, I was worried

that he would consider himself superior and look down upon you. But seeing you two at the bus station

today, I'm sure that he really loves you."

Jean blushed as she looked at Maranda with gratitude, "Maranda, thank you."

From the day that she had married Zed, Jean had faced so many challenges. Their relationship had

been filled with misunderstandings, ambiguous communication, and complications caused by the Wen

family, not to mention Ethan and Eva.

All Jean had heard during this time was how common and plain she was and how very unsuitable for

Zed.

But today, Maranda was sincerely complimenting her and saying such nice things to Jean.

Maranda's consideration were a much-needed change from what Jean had experienced. She would

forever remember her friend's kindness.

Maranda didn't expect that her words would bring out such deep emotions. As she saw Jean's eyes

reddening, she was rendered speechless. After a long silence she finally asked, "Jean, what's wrong?

Did I say something improper?"

"No, it has nothing to do with you." Jean shook her head immediately. Then she took a deep breath and

said with a big smile, "I am truly happy."

Maranda was very confused. She could not figure out why Jean was so touched since she had not said

anything special.

However, Maranda perceived that Jean and Zed's relationship had not been easy and she had

understood that they must have worked very hard to bring their relationship to this level.

Maranda sighed at that thought before grabbing Jean's hand and saying, "Don't worry! You have a

bright future ahead of you. I'm sure you and Zed will only see happiness in the future! And never forget,

there are many people who wish you both all the success and joy in the world!"

"Hum." Jean nodded in response. She was so touched by Maranda's sincerity and kindness that she

didn't quite know what the appropriate response should be.

Jean wondered how someone as good hearted and gorgeous as Maranda could lose her heart to a

person like John. He was the complete opposite. When around people, John was always cold and

aloof.

Equally, Jean didn't understand why John would refuse Maranda's love.

Although John had explained to Jean that he had fallen in love with someone else, Jean could not

figure out who this other person was. She had watched John as he interacted with other office

colleagues and she had never noticed his behavior change. So who was this special woman?

Since Jean hadn't seen any indication of John's affection for another woman, she felt that John had

only said this to stop her from asking further questions.

If her guess was correct, Jean didn't believe that John was a sensible person.

Since Jean knew both, John and Maranda on a personal level, she was confident that there could not

be a proper reason for John to not reciprocate Maranda's affection. She was not inferior to John in any

way. On the contrary, Maranda was special, outgoing, and lovable.

As Jean was very concerned about Maranda, she decided to ask Zed to introduce a good man to

Maranda after they finished this trip. Jean couldn't help laughing when she thought of how John would

react when he would learn about Maranda dating.

Since Jean believed that John was being mean and insincere, she looked forward to seeing John being

remorseful for how he had behaved.

"What are you laughing at? Are you thinking of Zed?" Maranda was quite taken aback by Jean's

sudden laughter, so she asked curiously.

"Not at all. Maranda, after this trip finishes, we need to hang out!" Jean took the initiative to extend their

relationship beyond the company.

"Absolutely! We have never met outside of work. This would be great!" Maranda nodded cheerfully.

She was completely oblivious to what Jean was planning.

"It's a deal. I will fix the date, time, and place." Jean patted Maranda's shoulder and grinned.

'Maranda is truly a gem of a person! A lot of men would be interested in her. She just doesn't see it as

she is infatuated with John.

John would no doubt regret his decision once Maranda finds someone special.'

Jean smiled at the thought.

At that moment, someone sneezed loudly. An embarrassed cough and an "excuse me" could be heard.

Jean could not help laughing when she heard that it had been John who had sneezed.